Mother – Viola Vere Mullins
Father – Jesse S. Doty
Husband – Aden Dwight Hipps died August 2, 2004
1 son – Alan Stanley Hipps and wife Jane Preston of Westport, NY.
2 granddaughters – Anna Laura of Huntsville, AL
2 grandsons – Jacob Hipps of San Francisco, CA and Robert Hipps and wife Cailin (Kovalsky) of East Greenbush, NY
1 great-granddaughter – Audrey Kathleen-Marie Hipps
1 great-grandson – Gabriel Robert Hipps
1 sister – Maxie Shanks of Kingsport, TN
5 sisters-in-law – Ruth Hipps Arrington of Tappahannock, VA; Joyce Hipps of Appomattox, VA; Gertrude Hipps of Cortland, IL; Hazel Doty of Morristown, TN, Lois (Toots) Doty of Greeneville, TN.
Preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Aden Dwight Hipps; parents Jesse and Viola Doty; daughter Sandra Hipps Meadows; son Jesse Stephen Hipps; 2 sisters, Ina Doty Cutshall and Dorothy Alma Doty; 4 brothers LeRoy Doty, Duane Doty, Lyle Doty, Gardell Doty,
Mrs. Hipps was a proud member of the Bailyton, TN class of 1947, a former Sears employee, and member of New Haven Baptist Church. Married to a career soldier and traveled with him for 23 years living in Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Sill, OK; Fort Campbell, KY; Frankfort, Germany; Nelligen, Germany; and Anniston, AL. she then resided in Anniston since 1962.
Visiting hours will be at Gray-Brown Service in Anniston, AL on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 from 11am to 12:30pm. Lois will then be transferred to Jeffers Funeral Home in Greeneville, TN where a visitation will be held at their downtown location on Thursday, April 9th, 2026 from 11am to 12pm with a chapel service immediately following.
Burial will be held at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville, TN at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the New Haven Building Fund, 100 New Haven Road, Anniston, AL 36201.
Honorary Pallbearers – the New Haven WMU Ladies.
